NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | September 1 , 2017 | PAGE 11
A DAY FOR PICNICS
BEND — Noon to 3:30 p.m., Pioneer Park, NW Wall
St., Bend. There will be food, drinks, and live music.
Bring your family! Invite your friends! Sponsored by
the Central Oregon Central Labor Chapter.
Every year on Labor Day, union mem-
bers come together to celebrate family
and community. Here are this year’s
events.
PORTLAND — The region’s largest Labor Day picnic
takes place at Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast
Portland, sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor
Council, AFL-CIO.
Members and their FOOD-DRINK-FUN
families from dozens Deluxe ride bracelets $10.50
Food/drink scrip
50¢
of unions – up to
Burger + chips 3 scrip
20,000 people –
Hot dog + chips 2 scrip
turn out for
Chili
1 scrip
barbecue, games,
Beer
4 scrip
carnival rides, raffle Pop
2 scrip
Water
1 scrip
drawings, music,
and a chance to hear
FREE SHUTTLE TRAIN!
from local
politicians. The
picnic runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a kids’
scavenger hunt, and a blood drive challenge.
Politicians take the stage at 1 p.m. For the first time
in several years, all of Oregon’s Congressional
delegation will be invited to the stage to speak.
[The four Oregon Democrats who supported Trade
Promotion Authority (Fast Track) legislation in 2015
had their invitations rescinded for two years.]
Free shuttle train: Labor Day is the busiest day of
the year at Oaks Park. To help union members avoid
traffic jams and parking headaches, the Northwest
COWLITZ-WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES —10 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Toutle River RV Resort, 150 Happy Trails,
Castle Rock, Washington, Exit 52 off I-5.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, and barbecued ribs will be
provided. Bring your favorite side dish to share. There
will be music, swimming, kids’ games, a bouncy
house, a giant croquet tournament, and more.
LABOR
DAY
Monday, September 4
Oregon Labor Council has made arrangements with
the Oregon Pacific Railroad for a free shuttle train
into Oaks Park. The train boards at Southeast 4th and
Caruthers, near OMSI. There is plenty of street
parking near the McLoughlin Overpass and McCoy
Millwork, and the Portland Opera will open its
parking lot — yellow spaces only. The pin code for
the gate will be 1895. The 5-mile shuttle runs from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last train). For more
information, call the Northwest Oregon Labor
Council at 503-235-9444.
ASHLAND — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Emigrant Lake, Picnic
Shelter D, 5505 Highway 66, Ashland. Lunch will be
served at noon. Vehicle fee of $4. Sponsored by the
Southern Oregon Central Labor Chapter.
EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD — Splash Pool Picnic
Shelter, 6100 Thurston Road, Springfield. Noon to
3:30 p.m. Hamburgers, hot dogs, live music, door
prizes. Please bring a side dish to share. Sponsored
by the Lane County Central Labor Chapter.
NORTH BEND/COOS BAY — No picnic this year.
SALEM — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Waterfront Park, 230
Front St., SE, Salem. A barbecue, side dishes and soft
drinks will be provided from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Guest speakers from 11-11:30 a.m. Cost: two
non-perishable food items per person, or $2 per
person for the Marion/Polk Food Bank. Sponsored by
Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter. Contact
Will Music at 503-598-6344.
WANTED:
Union members interested
in running for public office
Oregon Labor Candidate
School, which trains and sup-
ports union members to run for
public office, is once again ac-
cepting applications. The labor
movement is looking for union
members to run for public office,
and promote a pro-worker
agenda once elected. Classes —
on the how and why of political
campaigns — are taught by vol-
unteer political and media con-
sultants and take place one Sat-
urday a month for six months.
Applications are due Sept. 15,
and class starts in October. To
find out more, and apply, visit
oregonlaborcandidateschool.org.
Low Prices!
Jill Alcantar
360.787.6975
12/31/17
2017
Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9:30-5:30, Sun 12-6